Credit Card Processing Education
Surcharges
Is Visa cracking down on merchants who offer customers a cash discount to entice them to pay with cash instead of credit cards? Are they hitting merchants with hefty fines for adding credit card surcharges without a
Omni commerce
Business Intelligence
Merchant Education
How many years will we have to talk about how the pandemic changed the world of commerce? Probably forever. Commerce was already experiencing a shift because of the internet and the prolific adoption of smartphones.
Credit Card Processing Education
Merchant Education
The major card brands, Visa, Mastercard, Amex, and Discover, recently issued yet another notice of updates and changes to their rules and pricing structure. Generally, the card brands issue updates on their fees,
eCommerce
Business Intelligence
Merchant Education
Everything about consumers has changed in the last two years. They way they shop, the way they feel, what they want and what they expect from brands, even the way they purchase. They’re shopping more online and they
Shopping cart abandonment
To reduce costly shopping cart abandonment on their sites, merchants need to do two things: create a proven reduction strategy and make it a top priority. There are many things that have contributed to the online
Fraud
eCommerce
As a society, our lives are becoming more digitally entrenched than ever. As a result, consumers are becoming more and more comfortable conducting life online, and on their mobile devices. Our reliance on mobile
Credit Card Processing Education
Merchant Education
CNP
Interchange rates
The Durbin amendment is under fire as proponents for both sides began arguing their side at a Senate Judicial Hearing that began on May 4th. Some lawmakers, merchants, and retail advocate groups believe that banks and
Fraud
eCommerce
Merchant Education
The ecommerce boom has been one of the most exciting business developments of the past decade. After being limited to niche markets for many years, eCommerce has become a mainstream phenomenon. But, as with most things
Merchant Education
Interchange rates
Accepting credit cards is about to get a bit more expensive for many businesses. That’s because businesses are about to get their first statements reflecting the new Interchange rate increases for 2022. After delaying
Credit Card Processing Education
Merchant Education
PCI Compliance
All businesses involved in payments and card payment data are about to be subject to new security standards set by the PCI SSC. On March 31st, the PCI SSC published PCI Data Security Standards v4.0. This new version
